diff --git a/gnu/packages/bazaar.scm b/gnu/packages/bazaar.scm
index debaef88a1..63fe341999 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bazaar.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bazaar.scm
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f)) ; no test target
     (home-page "https://gnu.org/software/bazaar")
-    (synopsis "Distributed and central version control system")
+    (synopsis "Decentralized revision control system")
     (description
      "GNU Bazaar is a distributed version control system, which supports both
 central version control and distributed version control.  Developers can
 organize their workspace in whichever way they want.  It is possible to work
 from a command line or use a GUI application.")
-    (license gpl2+)))
\ No newline at end of file
+    (license gpl2+)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gv.scm b/gnu/packages/gv.scm
index 870b3581fb..1fd2d50324 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gv.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gv.scm
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
              ("libxpm" ,libxpm)
              ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
              ("zlib" ,zlib)))
-   (synopsis "postscript and pdf viewer for x")
+   (synopsis "PostScript and PDF viewer using Ghostscript as a back-end")
    (description
     "GNU gv allows to view and navigate through PostScript and PDF documents
 on an X display by providing a graphical user interface for the Ghostscript